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CAMILLE PISSARRO | La Maison de la Sourde et le clocher d'Eragny
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 GBP
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Description
- Camille Pissarro
- La Maison de la Sourde et le clocher d'Eragny
- signed C. Pissarro (lower left)
- oil on canvas laid down on panel
- 21.6 by 15.6cm., 8 1/2 by 6 1/8 in.
- Painted circa 1894.
Provenance
Sale: Drouot, Paris, 21st April 1917, lot 41
Louis Cazalens, Perpignan
Dr Pierre Nicolau, Perpignan (sale: Galliera, Paris, 3rd December 1969, lot 44)
Galerie de l’Île-de-France, Paris
Sale: Galerie Motte, Geneva, 8th December 1970, lot 62
Sale: Hôtel des Ventes, Enghien, 19th March 1988, lot 14
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Louis Cazalens, Perpignan
Dr Pierre Nicolau, Perpignan (sale: Galliera, Paris, 3rd December 1969, lot 44)
Galerie de l’Île-de-France, Paris
Sale: Galerie Motte, Geneva, 8th December 1970, lot 62
Sale: Hôtel des Ventes, Enghien, 19th March 1988, lot 14
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Joachim Pissarro & Claire Durand-Ruel Snollaerts, Pissarro, Critical Catalogue of Paintings, Milan, 2005, vol. III, no. 1050, illustrated in colour p. 672 (with incorrect medium)
Condition
Oil on canvas laid down on panel; the panel is cradled. There is a chip of wood missing from the reverse of the panel at the upper edge, approximately 2cm long. Examination under UV light reveals some areas of retouching to the extreme edges, primarily to the upper edge and the upper part of the right and left edge. There are three further scattered flecks of retouching above the church spire. There is some pigment loss to the canvas surface at the corners, particularly to the lower right corner. This work is in overall good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
'Thus Eragny was more than a secluded refuge, it was a place where Pissarro engaged intensely and creatively with the central theme of his art.' (Christoph Becker, Camille Pissarro (exhibition catalogue), Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 1999-2000, p. 110)